We live in a world where concise information presented at the right time can make a big difference in the outcome of important legislative efforts. Yet it's tough to keep up with all the issues that affect you. HSLDA does this for you in the areas that affect your homeschool. Our emails and website enable you to take quick, decisive action. Please consider becoming a part of this team.

If you live in Arkansas, Connecticut, Indiana, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Washington, or West Virginia, click on the link below to learn about legislation that could affect your freedom to homeschool.

http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=18148

.....................................................................Here are this week's top stories:

1. Desperate Family Requests Letters to Supreme Court2. Obama wants 4-year-olds prepared for global economy3. Romeike is #1 live petition on whitehouse.gov: 3 days left4. HSLDA's Will Estrada counters Melissa Harris-Perry on The Daily Caller5. How the National Student Database Came To Be6. Legislature Frees Some Homeschoolers from State Testing7. Playing Field Leveled For Scholarship Program8. HSLDA Files Amicus Brief in Homeschool Scholarship Case9. Curriculum Relief Fund Open10. Can You Recommend a Special Needs Professional?11. Your Student's Poem Could Take the Prize!12. PHC Scholarships for Freshmen13. "Home School Heartbeat": Working from Home

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Blurb: President Obama announced last Wednesday a proposal to create universal preschool for low-income families. His plan, Preschool for All, is aimed at 4-year-olds to help them be "better prepared for the demands of the global economy." HSLDA founder Michael Farris voiced his opposition . . .

Read more about it at:http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=18116.....................................................................2. Desperate Family Requests Letters to Supreme Court

Your letters, emails and faxes to the Swedish high court may be Annie and Christer Johansson's last hope for having their son returned to them.

Read more about it at:http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=18117

.....................................................................3. Romeike is #1 live petition on whitehouse.gov: 3 days left

At nearly 115,000 signatures, the Romeike petition is now the top ranked "live" petition on whitehouse.gov! (Only three days left for live status.) In addition, Obama's press secretary was asked about the Romeike petition during a recent press briefing.

Read more about it at:http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=18118

.....................................................................4. HSLDA's Will Estrada counters Melissa Harris-Perry on The Daily CallerIn an interview with The Daily Caller's Ginni Thomas, HSLDA Director of Federal Relations Will Estrada strongly refuted MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry's recent assertion that children belong to the community, not the family. "Nothing could be further from the truth," Estrada said. Watch the video:http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=18149

.....................................................................5. How the National Student Database Came To BeJust how does a country founded on principles of freedom come to have a national student database? This article traces the steps that brought it about, and highlights the pressing need for parental rights as a safeguard for every child's privacy.Read more about it at:http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=18119

.....................................................................6. North Dakota: Legislature Frees Some Homeschoolers from State Testing

A new law in North Dakota provides an exemption from state testing for some homeschool families, effective August 1.

Read more about it at:http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=18120

.....................................................................7. Arkansas: Playing Field Leveled For Scholarship Program

Governor Beebe has signed into law a measure intended to eliminate discrimination against homeschool graduates trying to qualify for a college scholarship under the Governor's Scholars Program.

The Home School Foundation, http://www.homeschoolfoundation.org/ HSLDA's charitable arm, is having an open enrollment for its Curriculum Relief Fund through April! This fund helps provide curriculum to HSLDA member families who are struggling financially to meet their children's needs.

Learn more: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=18123

Donate to HSF: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=18125

.....................................................................10. Can You Recommend a Special Needs Professional?

HSLDA believes that homeschooling is an excellent choice for children with special needs. We also recognize that it sometimes becomes necessary for families of children with special needs to secure outside help to assist with curriculum selection, testing, tutoring or various therapies. If you know a specialist who would fit this need, please recommend them for our private consultant database.

As the school year wraps up, take a short break from academic rigor and just have fun working with your children on a poem for HSLDA's Poetry Contest!

If you like to rhyme, well, we have just the thing:Our Poetry Contest is now in full swing!Please don't be bashful--we love a good poetCash prizes will go to those who best show it!We have a few rules, so be sure to heed them.If details you seek, here you may read them:

The BIG day is just around the corner - high school graduation that is. It's not too late to order the diploma and other graduation supplies from HSLDA's bookstore http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=18151 . Need some ideas on how to make your teen's accomplishment special? Enjoy the 2012 Court Report article, "Graduation: It's Worth Celebrating," Read it here: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=18152.....................................................................HOMESCHOOLING IN THE NEWSOutside news items on home education======================================================================

April 12: Fox NewsGerman Homeschooling Family Fights to Stay in U.S.http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=18130

April 10: The Christian PostPetition in Support of German Homeschooling Family Passes 100,000 Markhttp://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=18133

April 10: The Christian PostThe Sound of Tyranny for German Homeschool Familyhttp://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=18134

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